The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-09-15

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Some important school notices are publ sh-
ed in this weeks paper.
| Judge of Probate Thompson returned from
his visit to Minneapolis last evening.
Augustus Haight, Esq of the North Da-
kota Loan Company, Of jamestown, is in
town.
| Charlie Fyfe's tonsoral parlor WAS . very
popular resort with the soldier lads durin 6
the week.
Wood wanted at this Office in payment Of
subscriptions, also At the office Of Clerk
Of the Court.
| A. J. Carver, formerly of Bottineau, but
now of Dunseith, arrived in town last even
ing, en- route for Bismarck.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society will
meet At tho McBrayen Hotel Tuesday after
noon, 10th inst, at. O'clock.
Dep. U. S. Marshal Grayis in town snroute
to Bismarck, with parties concerned in .
timber depreciation case at Dunseith.
No street fakirs were on hand to molest in
dividuals during:this week of blue-costed SOL
diers, which il matter Of much congratula-
tion-
Improvements still come. The latest is the
completion Of tho sidewalk on Main street be-
of courts office.
An exchange says that girls who ws ar
homemade bustiss-are backed up BY some Of
the most influential newspapers in the eoun-
try. There is considerable hustle about the
country press when rightly located.
We beg of our readers to excuse the dearth
ofgcnersl local news this week, on account
Of the financial statement and encsmpment
notes. Next week we propose to publish
supplement which will allow more room for
town and county news. -.
When it gets down to tho grim reality Of
the matter, camping out in wet, clustering
weather Is not = matter fraught with pleas
ant ideas. Ye Gods! how the wind rolled
through the tents the first night. Let W 20
to South Dakota next year.
Dave Hoover lost several valuable head Of
cattle last Friday, but was SO fortunate - to
receive them the following Sum |
day. We feel disposed to "kick." He should !
not have found them until some printers ink |
had been spread.
Deputy Surveyor Green is one Of the |
many who expressed an admiration for our |
little agricultural exhibit Of yesterday ut |
Camp Tyner, and unhesitatingly pronoulc-
ed it the finest he has ever seen, and he has
been present at over two dozen fairs in the
territory. 49,. r..
w. g. Hayden, deputy territorial exam
lner for North Dakota. has been with us
few days, and has taken occasion to look into |
The books Of our county officials. The result
If his investigations will be of interest to the
rate payers Of the county, and will be given
next week.
A couple Of our juveniles recently sampled
Iome water-melons, which had been grown
IN one Of our neighboring farms, and aftsr
yorging themselves, were thrown into spasms
Vow the kids say they will hereafter eschsw
III watermelon patches. Boys, remcmbsr--
Many winding bout of linked sweetness
ong drawn out" has its deceptive turns, and
Ilso you should look to see il such fruit il
not plugged before tasting Of ito rsvishing
,alats-tickling qualities.
We had the pleasure Of listening to very
Inc discourse by that veteran preacher, Rev.
Nv. Huntley, Baptist missionary for Dakota,
ast Sunday evening. The reverend gentle.
nan y genuine type Of the old New
England stock shrewd, witty and wiss-a and
lis sermon Was great treat to the people In
Ittendance. His remarks upon the Mormon
md liquor license questions were especially /
'difying and entertaining.
The present editor Of the Burlington Re
'orter, who We. bclieye goes BY the cognomen
i LsD. Cotton, cannot have . very large
'riginal fund ofifnspiration. We noticed no
sss than nine locals in his last weeks paper,
Ehich were modelled entirely on our own
tyls Of thunder, used two weeks ago, and
low We wish to remark TO Mr.. Colt that
y had better stiffen his cerebral column, and
tay with his own horses, hereafter. No
more this time,